Responsibilities include teaching two sections of EPE 301each semester as well as participating in a bi-monthly teaching seminar. All of the graduate teaching assistants are strongly encouraged to attend department gatherings and colloquia. These assistantships include a stipend, graduate insurance, and tuition reimbursement. Note: candidates must have at least 18 graduate credit hours in education or fields related to the course content.
Course Description:
EPE 301, Education in American Culture, explores the context of teaching and learning in American society, both within and outside of the classroom. EPE 301 critically examines different perspectives on education and culture, explores anxieties and aspirations about schools, the ways popular culture influences schooling, and studies the impact of race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion, language, and nationality, both past and present, on teaching and learning. EPE 301 considers what roles schools play in constructing and perpetuating inequalities and opportunities, as well as the specific dimensions and practices of schools which marginalize or privilege particular groups of people.
